Principal Accountant-Financial Reporting

Ameriprise•Minneapolis, MN

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Ameriprise Financial is looking to add a Principal Accountant- Financial Reporting to the team! The individual in this role is responsible for the preparation and timely completion of statutory financial statements and disclosures for filing with State regulators and the NAIC and monitoring changes in accounting/reporting guidance and new transactions and events. The individual in this role will also ensure quality and accuracy of disclosures and are in compliance with insurance statutory accounting principles.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field
5 or more years’ experience - ideally with regulatory filings
Proven ability to lead through change and handle detailed work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Strong attention to detail and ability to problem solve
Strategic and independent thinker with ability to quickly adapt to change
Strong oral and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

Accounting degree
CPA license
Life insurance company statutory reporting experience
Ability to navigate NAIC statutory accounting and reporting guidance
Proficiency with Workday General Ledger
Demonstrated decision-making skills, ability to prioritize tasks to understand the impact to the business and develop best practices
Strategic and independent thinker with the ability to quickly adapt to change

Responsibilities

Prepares life insurance company statutory annual and quarterly financial statements, and other reports, for filing with state insurance regulators and the NAIC
Provides insightful qualitative analysis around regulatory and legal entity reporting
Teams with internal and external partners to understand prioritize and review specialized/complex analysis, reports and accounting transactions and implement any changes needed for reporting
Maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting
Complete requests from and communicate with external auditors and examiners/regulators
Ad hoc projects
Assists in the preparation and review of various state and insurance company filings